A Complete Continuum of Care for Medical-Surgical Services and Physical
Rehabilitation

A Place to Discover What is Possible.

Casa Colina is a non-profit, freestanding, community-governed organization.
With incredible support from our community, we have been privileged to
bring the benefits of rehabilitation to tens of thousands of people since
our first patient in 1938. In the decades that followed, we continued
to expand our care to include a state-of-the-art hospital that offers
acute rehabilitation and medical-surgical care, as well as a broad range
of outpatient services that includes specialized physician clinics, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, neuropsychology, diagnostic
imaging, children's services and even an outdoor recreation program
for people with disabilities. In the pages that follow, you'll discover
more about our
leadership, our
nearly 80-year legacy and the numerous ways we help people achieve optimum health, gain independence
and return to the highest level of function possible.

A Center of Rehabilitation Excellence in Southern California

Above all else, we want to provide every individual the maximum opportunity
for rehabilitation after an unexpected injury or illness, or debilitating
disease. This is at the very core of everything we do here. Casa Colina
is a unique Center of Excellence that provides a culture of collaboration
where medical leaders and experienced physical rehabilitation experts
work together to help individuals steadily progress from one level of
achievement to the next. It's a complete continuum of care designed
for patients at any stage of rehabilitation - from acute rehabilitation
hospital care to post-acute residential and outpatient services that are
conveniently accessible throughout a state-of-the-art 20-acre Pomona campus
and satellite locations.

Advocacy, Aid and Awareness

Where do patients turn for help when they need financial support to continue
their care at Casa Colina? Where does a parent turn for additional support
for his or her child’s disability? The Casa Colina Foundation acts
as a safety net for people who may greatly benefit from Casa Colina’s
programs and services, but lack the ability to pay for them.

Medical Research at Casa Colina

Exploring New Ways to Enhance Care

The discoveries we make at Casa Colina are destined to not only help our
patients, but others throughout the world. Each year, the Casa Colina
Research Institute conducts clinical research studies to improve the clinical
care of people with disabilities, and discover new findings about disabilities.

Casa Colina Autism Conference to be Held March 10th and 11th in Claremont

01/31/2007

Pomona, CA…Casa Colina’s Sixth Annual Trends in Autism Conference
will be held at Galileo Hall on the Harvey Mudd College Campus at 240
East Platt Blvd., Claremont, California on Saturday, March 10th from 7:30
am to 4:30 pm and Sunday, March 11th from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The conference features physicians, therapists and other Autism experts
and is intended to inform family members of individuals with an Autism
Spectrum Disorder, people who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum
Disorder, teachers, educators, and clinicians – about the latest
clinical developments, real life experiences, challenges, and achievements.

A guest speaker of special interest is Stephen Shore, Ed.D., a man with
“strong autistic tendencies.” Nonverbal until four and recommended
for institutionalization, Stephen Shore completed a doctorate at Boston
University that focused on helping people with Autism develop their capacities
to the fullest extent possible. He is the board president emeritus for
the Asperger’s Association of New England and serves as board member
for several other similar organizations. Stephen is the author of three
books on Autism, and presents and consults internationally.

Other presenters include the world-renown Dr. Margaret Bauman, an Associate
Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Pediatrician
and Neurologist at Mass General Hospital for Children; Jane R. Madell,
Ph.D., CCCA-SLP, Director of the Hearing, Speech, Language and Learning
Center and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and Professor of Clinical
Otolaryngology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Dorry Brown, M.Ed.,
Director of the Group Language Therapy Program in the Center for Communication
Disorders at Children’s Hospital Boston; Barbara Firestone, Ph.D.
and Laurie Stephens, Ph.D., Dr. Barbara Firestone is President & CEO
of The Help Group and Vice Chair of the California Legislative Blue Ribbon
Commission on Autism. Dr. Laurie Stephens is Director of The Help Group’s
Autism Spectrum Disorders Programs and Asst. Clinical Professor, UCLA
Semel Institute. For a complete list of speakers, visit www.casacolina.org.

This conference is vendorized by the Regional Center and parents of Regional
Center clients are welcome to attend. Certificates of Attendance will
be available as well as certain continuing education credits.

A continental breakfast, lunch, and break snacks on both days of the conference
will be provided. Cost is $225 per person for early registration by February
20, 2007. For more information about the conference, continuing education
credits and exhibitor opportunities, please call 909/596-7733, Ext. 2209
or email rehab@casacolina.org or visit www.casacolina.org.